Marketing & Administration Assistant

Job description

Maitland Chambers is one of the leading sets of Barristers’ Chambers in the UK. Based in London’s Lincoln’s Inn, we offer legal advice and advocacy of the highest quality both domestically and internationally.

Maitland is consistently ranked as a leading set in all our areas of expertise across the commercial litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, company and partnership, insolvency and asset recovery and offshore and trusts fields.

Our barristers appear across a full range of UK civil courts and tribunals including the Supreme Court and Privy Council as well as in the Caribbean, Asia and other jurisdictions. With 21 King’s Counsel and 50 Junior barristers, Maitland provides representation and cross-disciplinary expertise across a whole range of matters.

Responsible to Head of Marketing, Director of Clerking and Senior Clerks

Role expectations

Chambers is seeking to appoint a Marketing & Administration Assistant to work closely with the Head of Marketing, Director of Clerking and Senior Clerks, enhancing Chambers’ profile and ensuring we build on our reputation as a leading set of barristers both domestically and internationally. Your role will be split, assisting with the marketing and promotion of chambers and acting as personal assistant to the director of clerking and the senior clerks.

This role would suit a candidate with previous marketing experience or someone with experience in an administrative role who wishes to broaden and develop their remit. It is important to be able to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and to juggle different tasks. Knowledge or experience of Chambers and the legal profession would be ideal but is not a pre-requisite.

Responsibilities

Events

• Assist with the organising of events from inception to execution and evaluation, liaising with internal support and external suppliers
• Prepare delegate lists and produce marketing collateral such as brochures, invitations, handouts, speaker biographies, PowerPoint presentations and name badges
• Monitor event responses
• This will include some out-of-hours work. 

Website & Digital

• Add news items and update barristers’ profiles on the Chambers’ website to ensure that Chambers’ messaging evolves and is effectively conveyed
• Regular posting to our Chambers LinkedIn
• Maintain and update Chambers’ client database and the marketing diary
• Create social media posts and content using Canva 

Administration

• Provide administrative support to the director of clerking and senior clerks, managing diaries and dealing with expense claims
• Book travel/accommodation/restaurants and plan itineraries for the director of clerking and senior clerks for marketing trips, hearings, meetings, and lunches
• Create detailed itinerary documents for the senior clerking team and ensure members and clerks are fully briefed ahead of attending events or trips.
• Assist with compiling submissions for legal directories and awards
• Manage all branded merchandise and stationery, and order when necessary, including business cards
• Produce minutes for marketing-related meetings

Required skills

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong proofreading skills
• Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with CRM systems
• Design skills, preferably Canva
• Good team player

Closing date: 9am on 6^th May, 2025

Full details and benefits package can be viewed here: https://www.maitlandchambers.com/pupillage-recruitment/staff-recruitment

To apply email your CV to Emma Williams – mailto:ewilliams@maitlandchambers.com